SCIPP is conducting fieldwork to determine the communities in the Tulsa area prone to excessive heat and flooding. As part of this work, we are asking Tulsa residents to fill out two surveys related to these topics. The two surveys can be found here: Heat survey- bit.ly/43QGUkQFlooding survey- bit.ly/3NALAFM The interview, which should be less […]
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In 2022, SCIPP completed the cross-RISA collaborative project Connecting Climate Adaptation and Hazard Mitigation Planning in Climate Discourse-Sensitive Regions and learned the challenges that decision-makers face when implementing hazard mitigation and climate adaptation planning and action. For example, city and county officials and community members do not always understand what hazard mitigation is or why it benefits
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Have you ever been perplexed by hazard mitigation plan (HMP) requirements? Is your jurisdiction’s HMP expired? Is your jurisdiction lacking resources to get the plan done? Do you have ideas for how the process could be improved? Do you wish your HMP had a broader impact on your community? If you answered YES to any
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The Texas Temperature Trends Dashboard, now renamed the “SCIPP Temperature Trends Dashboard”, has been updated to include all states in the SCIPP region. The original 75 Texas stations have been expanded to include 27 stations in Arkansas, 28 stations from Louisiana, and 11 stations from Oklahoma. The database was also updated to include 2020-2022 temperatures,
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SCIPP partner Texas Sea Grant, in collaboration with UT Arlington and Texas A&M University, invites you to attend the Home Elevation for Flood Mitigation: Foundation Slab Safety Checking Tool Workshop on February 22 and/or 27, 2023. The first workshop will be held only online, and the 2nd workshop at Carbide Park, La Marque, TX, will be only
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With the new Phase IV grant funding and subsequent upcoming research, SCIPP has added a new area of focus centered around “climate justice.” Climate justice directly connects to previously-researched areas by SCIPP, including disaster resilience and climate change adaptation, in increasingly meaningful ways. Simone Domingue, a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow for SCIPP, will host a series of webinars to raise awareness
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SCIPP is happy to announce the expansion of the Simple Planning Tool to Louisiana. The tool is now available for all states in the SCIPP region: Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, and Louisiana. The Simple Planning Tool assists planners, emergency managers, and decision makers in Louisiana who are assessing their long-term climate risks, both historically and in the
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In 2022, SCIPP completed its third grant cycle. SCIPP Phase III: Helping Communities Build Resilience to Weather and Climate Extremes began in 2018, and a final report was prepared to highlight research findings, new tools, and engagement activities throughout the four years. The first section of the report summarizes the four research areas of focus
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The 2022 Louisiana Resilience Summit was held in Lafayette, LA, on November 16 to showcase resilience, mitigation, and adaptation strategies and initiatives across the state, as well as helpful resources and tools. Presenters and attendees included planners, floodplain managers, planning commissioners, mayors, architects, and other local, state, and federal government officials. SCIPP’s Barry Keim kicked
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SCIPP Co-PIs Darrian Bertrand and Sascha Petersen are authors for the Southern Great Plains chapter (Ch. 26) of the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5), led by Renee McPherson, a SCIPP Investigator. The National Climate Assessment is a Congressionally mandated quadrennial report led by the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). The report assesses the science
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